Gaia's Ice Cavern... [RP w/kasumu_sekai]

[feathered_mages]

The dripping sounds and occasional gurgle of running water are more noticeable inside the Ice Cavern. A few patches of bare rock show through, but in most places the ice is still thick. The water and slush make the floor even more slippery than solidly frozen ice would be, as the Magelets soon find out. They seem to find it fun, though, not bothered at all by the cold as they look around.

Mistral looks around as well. He can see the place falling apart with the underlying magic gone, making it look changed and somewhat unfamiliar - but not as unfamiliar as it should be for someone who's never been inside it. He knows the way through, if none of the paths have been blocked by the thaw. And if they had, ice spells should let them make a way around.

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[feathered_mages]

Mistral nods slightly, and is glad when the topic switches to the bell's markings. "It looks like a face, see?" And he'll hold it so that it does. "I think... maybe Kuja wanted his weapons to look scary," there's a shrug at that. "I think it's cute." It was the closest One had had to a toy.

Luca, meanwhile, has crept a bit closer to the skeleton. "Hello? Mister? Are you asleep?"

Mistral looks up, blinks, and just facepalms. He's been traveling enough that he'd nearly forgotten how naive Black Mages could be about certain things.

[feathered_mages]

"Yes," says Mistral softly, looking at the bell, "and I'm sure he's having a dream he doesn't want to wake up from."

"Oh. Ok," says Luca, backing off.

"Maybe we should go and let him sleep?" asks Teo.

"We can come visit when he's awake," adds Tavi, thinking they must have just come here at a bad time.

[feathered_mages]

The Magelets are easily herded. They want to play in the slush some more.

Mistral will nod to Rydia, and hang back for just a moment longer... once he's certain the Magelets are out of range and won't have any awkward questions, there will be some heavy use of ice magic. Then, with Black Waltz One buried as well as could be managed under the circumstances, he'll rejoin the others and they can leave the Ice Cavern behind.

[feathered_mages]

At least it's warmer outside. "It's almost a shame it's melting," says Mistral. "Maybe I'll find something that can fix it, before it's all gone."

The Magelets nod agreement, that place was fun to play in even if they had to be quiet to not wake anyone.

[feathered_mages]

Mistral will nod, and hug her. "Thank you."

The Magelets, meanwhile are just waddling around and exploring the immediate area. They haven't been out of their village before, except to the Nexus, so everything is interesting to look at.

[feathered_mages]

Mistral just sighs at wing-petting. One hadn't ever been hugged, and after all that he'd really needed it. He's back to being a happy Waltzlet.

Magelets, meanwhile, are splashing in the small stream caused by the melt runoff. Kaze looks up. "Where do we go now?"

[feathered_mages]

Mistral's too willing to nod agreement. Looking for new pets would be a welcome change, and who knows - he might find a new one for himself as well. "Dmitri was the first pet I found by checking other worlds," he says, "but I don't know if you'd want a dodongo. They're kind of like wingless dragons, and they live on a volcanic mountain. That world might have other interesting creatures, though. We didn't get to look around too much."

"I guess where we go depends on what kind of pet you're looking for?" guesses Luca.

[feathered_mages]

Mistral nods and checks his PINPoint for the coordinates, relaying them to Rydia.

The coordinates, when used, will deposit them on an Ocarina Of Time era Hyrule, next to a patch of tall grass out in the field, facing Hyrule castle. Luckily, it's early day this time. The last time, the Waltzlets had arrived at night and had to deal with all the Stalkids - not that they'd found them difficult.

[feathered_mages]

Mistral nods, and then points up at the peak of Death Mountain. "Dodongos are from a cave up there. I'll have to put the guard to sleep again."

"Hey, there's something shiny here," says Kaze, tugging on one of the large-leaved grassy plants next to them. He eventually manages to pull out a small green faceted gem.

Mistral nods. "They use those for money here. We got a lot of them the last time, but I didn't think to bring any."

There are sheer cliffs in the direction of Death Mountain, and steps are carved into one part of the cliffside. Between them and the stairs is a river, with a stone bridge. Mistral will just head that way.

[feathered_mages]

"It didn't seem so to me," says Mistral. "There were just a few jumping bug things, and there was worse down here at night. Maybe it's more dangerous up near the crater, or maybe they just don't like the Gorons..."

The Magelets waddle along, looking around. Luca looks up at that, remembering the Waltzes telling them parts of some of their travels, "Gorons are rock-people, right?"

Mistral nods. "Yes, and they eat rocks from the cavern the dodongos live in."

[feathered_mages]

And they reach the stairs - two wide flights of narrow stairs set into the cliffs. The Magelets start climbing.

Mistral nods. "They live in a city right above the cavern. And there was one outside it the last time. They make bombs and things there, but we didn't get to find out very much. There are fish-people too, the Zoras, but we didn't get to see them last time."

The stairs will eventually lead to the entrance to Kakariko village. Tired Magelets will plop down on the grass to play with a cucco - a Hylian chicken - that they find just outside the village entrance. An archway has lettering on it in Hylian.

[feathered_mages]

Luca has some scratch grains in a pocket, and the Magelets have soon made friends with the cucco.

Mistral nods at that, and whispers to Rydia, "And coming without my brothers is better for studying animals, too. They usually don't kill them before I can get a look at them any more, but they used to a lot."